Endocrine System Review

Question What are the chemical substances produced and secreted by the endocrine glands, often called chemical messengers?

Answer hormones

Question The endocrine system consists of: What gland is missing? Pituitary gland Parathyroid gland Adrenal glands Pancreas Ovaries Testes Thymus Pineal body Placents What gland is missing?

Answer Thyroid

Question: Which function is missing? Stimulate exocrine glands Stimulate other endocrine glands Regulate metabolism Maintain fluid and chemical balance Control various sex processes

Answer Regulate growth and development

Question Which gland is often called the “master gland” because it produces many hormones that affect other glands?

Answer Pituitary gland

Question Which gland synthesizes hormones that regulate the body’s metabolism and control the level of calcium in the blood.

Answer Thyroid gland

Question What are the 4 small glands located behind and attached to the thyroid gland.

Answer Parathyroid glands

Question Which glands are often called suprarenal glands because one is located above each kidney?

Answer Adrenal glands

Question What is the organ located behind the stomach where insulin is produced?

Answer pancreas

Question What are the sex glands of the female?

Answer ovaries

Question What are the sex glands of the male?

Answer testes

Question What is the name of the mass of tissue located in the upper part of the chest and under the sternum?

Answer thymus

Question What is the only temporary endocrine gland produced during pregnancy?

Answer placenta

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Diagnosis: Type II Diabetes

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Diagnosis Cushing’s Syndrome

Diagnose Me! 35 y o WM Very tall Hands, feet, and face enlarged Slurred speech

Diagnosis Acromegaly

Diagnose Me! 20 y o WM Very tall with excessive growth of long bones Decreased sexual development Delayed mental development

Diagnosis Gigantism

Diagnose Me! 20 yo BF Short stature – 4’6” Lack of sexual development Normal mental development

Diagnosis Dwarfism

Diagnose Me! 35 y o WF Protruding eyeballs, strained and tense facial expressions, nervous, emotional instability, large appetite but doesn’t gain weight

Diagnosis Graves’ Disease

Diagnose Me! 10 y o WF c/o increased thirst, increased urination, increased hunger, difficulty concentrating Tests results: hyperglycemia

Diagnosis Type I Diabetes

Diagnose Me! 25 y o BM Enlarged thyroid, difficulty swallowing, difficulty breathing, coughing and choking sensation

Diagnosis Goiter